Meadow Sage (Salvia Nemorosa)
If you are looking for a long-blooming perennial that will survive neglect, drought, rabbits, and deer, salvias are your answer. To top...
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Choosing The Right Plants For Your Garden (Part 2): Tips for Proper Spacing
Visualizing the future is essential when planning a new flower bed. Paying attention to the correct spacing for your plants, when you...
Choosing The Right Plants For Your Garden (Part 1): Will It Survive?
All plants have a preferred set of conditions that need to be met in order for them to flourish. Find out how to choose the right one.
Dazzling Dianthus
Garden Pinks, or dianthus are a versatile plant that are easy to care for and pretty to look at. The perennial varieties we carry here at...
A favorite spring ground cover: Phlox subulata (Creeping Phlox)
Phlox subulata is a gorgeous groundcover phlox for your garden. It literally looks like a carpet of flowers when it blooms mid to late...
Quintessential Spring Beauty
Bleeding hearts are not only beautiful, but they are also easy to grow and take minimal maintenance. Their graceful blooms look like tiny...
Will my tulips come back next year?
The short answer to this question should be "YES!"... but of course, like most things, it's more complicated than that. Technically all...
7 Reasons Why You Should Grow Lilies
Do you love gardening, but find that some of the plants are a little too daunting? Or maybe you're looking for a way to add some color...
Planting Bare Root Peonies
Peonies are long lived perennials that can last a life time, generally without the need to be divided. A newly planted peony will usually...
Planting Fall Bulbs
One of the most commonly asked questions about bulbs is "How do I plant them?". Here's our attempt at some basic information to get you...
Watering Your Plants - Tips & Tricks
We have a lot of plants to water at Lakeside Garden Nursery, so you could say that we know a thing or two about irrigation. Summer is...
Perennials? Annuals?
You see the words annual and perennial on plant tags and in garden books. What do these terms mean and why should you care? Simply put,...
Our favourite spring time flowers
Many gardens are loaded with summer blooming beauties and that makes perfect sense. It’s easy to fall in love with flowers and lush...
3 Tips for Improving Garden Soil
Healthy soil is the secret behind healthy plants. You can achieve healthy soil, no matter what type of soil you are starting with.